The army of the First Crusade arrives at the Holy City of Jerusalem
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Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 3
Christian warriors from around Europe converge on the Holy Land to fight the First Crusade. Despite many challenges the campaign starts well at the siege of Nicaea and then continues to Antioch
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Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 2
Build-up to the First Crusade from the perspective of the Byzantine Empire, the Turks in Asia Minor and the Levant, the area about to be invaded
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Siege of Jerusalem, 1099, First Crusade, Part 1
Build-up to the First Crusade. The Investiture Controversy between Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII, the growing influence of the Normans under Robert Guiscard, and the reasons behind the call for crusade by Pope Urban II
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